Driver, Accomplice Murder Trader, Steal N 400,000

 A 30-year-old driver, Olobamoyo Tosin and Ogungbemi Gbenga, 30 have been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command over the death of one Mrs. Evelyn Ebere a trader who resided in Sagamu Local Government Area of the State.

Giving explanations on their arrest, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSPAbimbola Oyeyemi  disclosed via a statement that it “followed the sudden disappearance of the victim on 10th March 2020 as a result of which she was reported missing. The case was transferred to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit with a matching order from the Commissioner of Police to unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the woman”.

He went on to state that “the officer in charge Anti-Kidnapping Unit CSP Shobiyi Oluwatosin swung into action with his men, they embarked on intelligence and technical based investigation which led to the arrest of the two suspects in different locations.

 On interrogation, Ogunbemi Gbenga informed the detectives that he is a driver of a Toyota Carina car with registration number AGD 107 GU with which he carried the victim on charter to Ire-Ekiti where she intended to buy twenty six kegs of palm oil”.

Ogungbemi told the police that he was accompanied by his friend Olibayomo Tosin on the journey. While on the road, they both decided to rob the woman of the money she wanted to use in purchasing the palm oil, consequent upon which they drove her into the bush along Sagamu-Benin expressway where they dispossessed her of N 400,000. Since the deceased   knew them very well being her regular customer, they decided to kill her and dump her corpse in the bush.

“The remains of the victim have been recovered in the bush along Sagamu-Benin expressway and has been deposited at the General Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered that the suspects be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction as soon as investigation is concluded, Oyeyemi confirmed.